January 2018 Shareholder Update

January 2018: Mars One Update - New CFO announced

Michael Maltby appointed as Mars One's new CFO
Mars One Ventures AG welcomes Michael Maltby as interim Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Michael is a British citizen and a qualified chartered accountant with extensive experience in start up and early phase businesses in a wide range of markets including Russia, Jamaica and the UK. Most recently he was the CFO of the residential broadband division of Digicel, a privately run telecoms provider in the Caribbean and the Pacific, based on Jamaica and prior to that the interim CFO of an AIM listed company, Uvenco UK plc. Please find the press release here.

Prospectus Update
The new prospectus, which is required to allow trading in Mars One's shares again, has been submitted to the financial authorities. They are now reviewing it and we expect a reply with a list of questions and required changes soon.

Honda Deal Extended for 6 Months
The Honda campaign using the Mars One brand and one of our candidates in a TV campaign in the USA has been extended for six months. The original campaign was announced in October 2017.

Mars One Investor Presentation in Dubai - Feb 6th
Mars One co-founder and CEO Bas Lansdorp will present for a group of angel investors and other interested people. Bas was invited to speak by the Dubai Silicon Oasis, which is part of the Dubai government.

We're also preparing for the next important steps, including:

Mars One Foundation

Mars One Ventures

Announce round 3 selection dates

Find HIghly Qualified CEO and CCO

Start a whole new astronaut application procedure

Improve the website content and conversion

New contracts with aerospace suppliers

Produce content about upcoming round 3

Add new ex-NASA & ex-Lockheed team members

Reach out to potential branding partner

Add team members for training and selection

Organize permanent settlement conference

And in case you missed it:

We have a new adviser: Jeroen Onderdelinden, a private equity expert.
We have a new ambassador: James Asquith, who traveled all the countries in the world before this 25th birthday.